Did you know that GearFest in Dayton (the self-proclaimed Outdoor Adventure Capital of the Midwest) is the largest outdoor event held on the North Country Trail?  I didn’t until talking with Andrew Bashaw, who attended representing the Buckeye Trail Association and the NCTA, late last week. The 2010 version of GearFest was hosted on October […]

Check out this interesting video clip about Tim Beester, a Conservation Corps Minnesota/Iowa (formerly Minnesota Conservation Corps or MCC) member from Duluth.  In the video Tim talks about why he was so excited to be working on the Superior Hiking Trail and for the CCM. Here is a video of Joe Anderson, a Conservation Corps […]

Readers of the November 2010 issue of Backpacker magazine will notice on page 33 that Burr Oak State Park, OH and the Buckeye Trail / NCT is featured.  It made the list as #6 of their 20 favorite trips that they’ve never covered during 37 years of promoting trips across the U.S. and world.  Congrats […]